KP253 (African Red-Slip Hayes Form 58B) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
African Red-Slip Hayes Form 58B
Comparanda
cf. AgoraXXXII, pp. 76, 223, nos. 1049, 1050, fig. 32 (J. W. Hayes; contexts: early 4th century)
Comparanda
cf. WilliamsZervos1984, pp. 93–94, fig. 7:2–4 (possibly later form; east of Theater, Corinth, dated second half 4th century)
Description
Bowl. Thin walled. Wide mouth with narrow, horizontal rim, slightly thickened, grooved on upper face.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric: 2.5YR 5/6, red. Slip: 2.5YR 6/8, light red. Somewhat granular clay; smoothed surfaces. Thin, semilustrous slip on interior and upper exterior.
Preservation comment
One large fragment preserves <25% of middle to upper body and rim, including profile almost to base. Slight, sparse encrustation.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 662, 663, no. 110, fig. 17.20
Preserved height
0.037
Preserved length
0.062
Preserved width
0.029
Estimated rim diameter
0.34
Chronology comment
Dated early 4th century.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation
“KP253 (African Red-Slip Hayes Form 58B).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kp253>